The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-02-10
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Next Monday is Valentines day.

Mr.. J. T. Hill qualified as Treasurer
last week.
Col. D. Wyatt ,,Aiken's condition is
eomewbat ;1nr~oved.
The school commissioner was busy last
week visiting the schools.
The Hon. J. II. Bowen will please ac-
cept our congratulations.
Many OF the public schools did not be-
gin on the LIST of February.
There is a girl in Greenville County
Is years old, who weighs 208 pounds.
Rev. Hugh Mcflees is laboripg as an
evangelist in Northeast Georgia.
DIR. w. A. Cummings and wife left
Central last week for short visit to wal
halla.
The February term Of the United
States Court commenced at Greenville
last Monday.
Oats! Oats! Many bushels were put in
the ground last week. Oats in mud for
good crop.
The Presbyterans at Easley will soon
have completed the handsomcst church
in the county.
The meeting CT the Keowce Lodge No.
70 A. +. M. will hereafter be at p. m.
instead of 3 p. m.
The cotton receil ts ut Anderson up to
the 1st of February amounted to 13, ,423
bales for tho season.
- A drove Of finest Tennessee mules we
have ever seen passed througe last week
ell route for Greenville.
Members of the Board of Examiners,
and Trustees Of the public schools are
exempt from road duties.
Mr.. Prof. j. M. Massey, of Richmond.
Va, did not return to give the second
entertainment as he advertised.
The musice men did not put in their
appearance for the second entertainment
last week; as they advertised.
A negro recently came to Greenville
from Hog Back Mountain who says that
he has just found out he was free.
On the 2d inst. Miss Carrie Easley,
q sister Of Hon. John A. Easley, left for
visit to relatives near Austin, Texas.
The Auditor has finished his circuit,
and until the Goth inst. can be found in
his Office where he will receive returns.
Prof. Willoughby Rende the renown-
cd elocutionist; well known to many Of
our citizens, died in Norfolk, Virginia,
a few days ago.
We don't think we have much curios-
ity, but we are curious to know what
Ceres, Pomona and Flora have to do in
the State Grange.
McFall's Almanac should be carefully
read and patronized by every farmer.
He keeps every thing you need and at
the most reasonable prices.
1t will soon be time for the election of
town council The incumbents have
been so quieta and orderly, they will doubt
less be reelected without any opposition.
If you want bargain in the way of
trunk or carpet call on Hovey &
Townes, Grccnville, s. e. They will
give you bargain that will make you
wish to see them again.
The County Commissioners of Green
vile county have borrowed $4,000 from
the bank at per cent. to pay of school
teachers. That is business; for the teach
ers could not have borrowed money that
cheap.
Mr.. Jef. D. Stansell, of Eastatoe
Township, had his left hand badly lacer-
ated last week by the bursting of a shot
gun. He undertook to fire the gun, not
knowing it had been accidentally choked
by mud in the muzzle.
If you see any little item in the SENr1-
MEL, which you think might have been
supplanted by something more to your
taste, you are requested to excuse it.
IT is put in for tho benefit of the reader
who lives on the other hill.
Tho operatives of Pelzer and president
smyth seem to be on the best of terms.
A few days ago they went in eolid phanpx
to the residence of Mr. Smyth, and with
Mr.. W. G. Field as spokesman, prosen-
ted their employer with a handsome
walking cane.
The entertainment given in the Hall of
the Institute Inst week by Prof. j. M.
Massey, the blind musician was very
much enjoyed by those who attended.
He is nearly up with blind Tom, rs he
could play the Fishers Hompipo with
one hand, Yankee Doodle with the 9th
err and sing Dixie NIL at the same time.